Not that he would change a thing. "I am madly in love," he says. "I have the best family."

And in fact, things are pretty good across the board for the Oscar winner, whose sophomore directorial effort, The Town, opening Friday, is earning some good early buzz.

"I could not be luckier," Affleck says. "I really have come right to the place where I was supposed to be. … You've got to knock wood. I've gone around and I've taken some rights and lefts and found myself at a place that is really wonderful, and that I'm really grateful for."